Les Miserables in Utah- Page 2

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 2:00pm

Oh, wow! He was great in the Big River tour. I never thought about him as Javert, but sounds like brilliant casting.

Jason Kraack's site, if anyone was curious: http://www.jasonkraack.com

[BiggestDaddy]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 3:36pm

but William Solo is playing Valjean and Merwin Foard is Javert.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 3:46pm

http://talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=1380315

[BiggestDaddy]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 3:53pm

I corrected the post on All That Chat as well.

[sopranobiz]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 4:14pm

Sorry! I am the culprit of that awful rumor! I will give my source a good talking to. ( :
So Bill Solo is Valjean and Merwin Foard is Javert.

[theatrechic]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 4:43pm

SomethingWicked... yes, I do mean Adinah Alexander from Wicked. She will be great.

And to clear up confusion... Merwin Foard will be Javert but will be leaving the production before it closes. When this happens, James Judy will be taking over the role.

And yes, most of the shows are sold out. Right now it has been extended through June 16th but will probably be extended a few more times... since it hasn't even opened yet.

[sopranobiz]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 5:37pm

My "reliable source" is in the ensemble of this show. They are slated for a possible run through June 30th. They are supposed to know by the first week in June whether it will happen for sure but the way tix are selling it looks pretty likely.

[BiggestDaddy]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 5:39pm

Pretty wild for a show that hasn't even started rehearsals yet. Meaning, there is no word of mouth leaking as to how it's going, etc.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 8:59pm

Anymore cast info?

[p.s.]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 9:12pm

Anymore cast info?

Nevermore.


p.s. Nevermore. Updated On: 3/25/07 at 09:12 PM

[Kelly2]

Posted: 3/27/07 at 3:06pm

Well, Kirsten Wyatt will probably not stay with the production through the closing then, as she will be busy with Grease rehearsals and opening that show. Anyone know who will take over Eponine when she goes?

[sopranobiz]

Posted: 3/29/07 at 6:52pm

No replacement yet for Kirsten Wyatt who is leaving for Grease on Broadway during the run.
Merwin Forde, leaving to do Little Mermaid, is being replaced by James Judy.
There is also an ensemble member leaving early to begin rehearsals for Young Frankenstein.

Bill Solo - Valjean (u/s Jason Kraak)
Merwin Forde- Javert (u/s James Judy)
Kelly McCormick- Fantine (u/s Lauren Thomas)
Kirsten Wyatt- Eponine (u/s Meegan Mitcaff)
Trista Moldovan- Cosette (u/s Meegan Mitcaff)
Michael Halling- Enjoras (u/s David FM Vaughn)
Gregg Goodbrod- Marius (u/s Jeremiah Miller)
Adina Alexander- M. Thenardiere
Max Robinson- Thenardiere

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/29/07 at 7:30pm

So will there be no understudy for James Judy when he takes over as Javert? Or will there be a new person in the ensemble?

Come to think of it, is James Judy playing Grantaire? (I can totally see that.)

Thanks for the news. :)

[theatrechic]

Posted: 3/29/07 at 8:54pm

Actually, James is not the understudy for Merwin. He is just taking over the role. There is another person from the ensemble who is understudying.

James is not playing Grantaire because it would be harder to fill him in when he takes over Javert.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 3/29/07 at 9:10pm

I'm excited to see Max Robinson in a musical role. It's been a while for me.

[BiggestDaddy]

Posted: 3/31/07 at 9:04pm

Foard not Forde. Josh Davis is other Javert understudy.

[ChiChi]

Posted: 3/31/07 at 9:52pm

Given the location and the demographic of the area, are they going to be making any changes for stuff like Lovely Ladies and such?

[MrBundles]

Posted: 3/31/07 at 10:36pm

they dont change any of their shows. Contrary to popular belief, there is a huge non-mormon population in Utah. I go there all the time for theatre. They don't change anything. I've seen gay relationships on stage in Utah. Even though many may not believe in it in real life, they never have any issues putting anything on stage.

[ChiChi]

Posted: 3/31/07 at 10:43pm

That's good. Where I live in Arizona we have to alter everything to suit a predominately mormon population. Miss Saigon was an experience.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 4/1/07 at 12:32am

Ironically (and I say this as a Mormon in Utah myself), Les Miz seems to go over swimmingly with Mormon audiences. I've often thought it sort of ironic that the "dirty" material in the show flies right by them and they walk out praising its themes of forgiveness and redemption. I've never heard Utah audiences complain about the material in Lovely Ladies or Master of the House after the national tours have come through nor at any of the high school productions, which were many a few years ago.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/1/07 at 4:47am

Utah loves Les Miz. The tour played Salt Lake more times than any other.

[theatrechic]

Posted: 4/1/07 at 5:34pm

Anyone hear how it's been going? I believe they started rehearsals this past week.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 1:15pm

They need to update their blog!
http://www.pioneertheatre.org/ptcblog/

[theatrechic]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 6:09pm

Anyone hear anything from their "inside sources"? I'm curious how it is going.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 6:26pm

I saw The Full Monty in Utah with a theatre that was full of only gay men. But that was Park City- not Salt Lake...